[Grammar] Preposition -on/in

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tranlam1609

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Hi! I have a gap filling sentence:

My father has a pain .... his chest?

I wonder If I can use "on or in" to fill in the gap.
Thanks so much for your help.
 

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Which one do you think is correct?
 

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I think "in" is correct. But when I asked google it also gave "on"
 

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Don't believe everything you read on Google. You are right. I won't go so far as to say that having a pain on your chest is absolutely impossible but I have never had reason to use it, and I've never heard it used.

People with chest pain say "I have a pain in my chest" - they mean their chest cavity, not the surface area.
 

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You are so kind to help me. With your helps, my English will improve a lot.
 
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